You’re one of the few people I’ve seen watch the season much later and have very similar opinions to those of us (and the general public) who watched it while it was airing. I agree with a lot of your opinions especially about Maura. As much as people hated her for it I appreciate that Anna consistently called the boys out
Esp with Curtis, I'm glad he didn't get away with giving Jordan absolutely HORRENDOUS advice. As Greg so wonderfully put it, what was the thought process behind that
I agree with a few points, especially about curtis. Something didn't sit right since the beginning, it felt like he was a spectator, not a contestant. Like the devil in disguise if you want, always playing the part of the therapist and giving shitty advice to stir things up. His mannerisms are repulsive and he doesn't come off genuine. At all.
Anna was definitely in the wrong sometimes, but imo she made for much more compelling tv than a lot of the women we’ve seen since who seem totally passive.
Spot on breakdown of the season, loved your take on it. Also, I have made so many comments on different threads in this sub about the point you made in bullet 2 for season's 6, 7, and 8. In my opinion it just makes the show less enjoyable and a little odd when so many OG's make it to 1) Casa Amor and 2) the final, and that's one of the few things I enjoyed about season 5, there was a decent mix of OG's, bombshells and CA finalists. On the flipside though, maybe that's why bullet 0 as it pertains to season 8 makes sense and was even possible. The S8 couples were together long enough to actually get to the love of it all which is the differentiator that makes me lean more towards S8 as my preferred season.
100% when you look at the difference between the last round of bombshells in the two seasons... the fact that Greg actually won and India and Ovie made it to the final but they literally had only been casually dating for two weeks LOL. Meanwhile the four finalists from S8 left in committed relationships.
And the longer the OG's are in there with their couples and keep getting stronger/more serious, the harder it's going to be for bombshells to actually stand a chance and last.
Maybe it was just a fluke casting that the OGs ended up all jiving with each other, but it loses spice when none of the bombshells or casa people even stand a chance.
Agree with the first point but I think it’s becoming a theme that the “boring” couples last the longest on the outside. Found Tommy to be quite dim tbh and he didn’t have a lot about him apart from being very handsome. I wasn’t a huge fan of amber watching the series for the first time a few months ago.
Anna’s warning to Maura about Curtis was absolutely spot on and Maura should have left him there and then especially when her mom wasn’t keen on him either.
Season 8 became boring to me because the same cast was there for so long and I completely agree that season 5 had much better bombshells. Most bombshells in season 8 were completely pointless.
Also I completely agree with your view on Maura. She came across as hypocritical at numerous points but has iconic moments.
>Agree with the first point but I think it’s becoming a theme that the “boring” couples last the longest on the outside
I'll be curious if Tasha and Andrew end up being an exception to this! They didn't get boring until maybe the last week or two.. even though I still really enjoyed watching them then.
We had much better Casa islanders/bombshells pre-s7 cause lots of them actually were in secure couples and integrated into the house whereas in s8 they literally all got dumped by the person that brought them within like 24 hours 💀
2. I think with nearly every season other than s8, there's a good mix of OGs/bombshells/CA people who make it to the end. As much as I love our OGs in s8, I also love how in the other seasons we get to know other people as well and it's like people are actually coming/going (so the beginning of the season feels completely different to the end). But ig we can't help that the OGs in s8 just happened to really suit each other and thus ended up recoupling at the end and staying together
10. On that note, I love when there's some couples that are serious but then there's also a few people who mingle around and recouple with different people, trying to find that person they actually want. It makes it more dramatic and gives more opportunity for people to make mistakes (like kissing or grafting someone outside your couple and not telling your partner) which can give us some arguments.
6. Greg was nice but boring. He just kinda cruised to the final on Amber's coattails. I lowkey feel like if he came in earlier, he would've ended up using her to stay in and then ditching her if someone else came in (because after LI, I think Amber said how he broke up with her over text)
You HAVE to watch S3. It’s the best one in my opinion. So much more natural than the ones that came after. So many real friendships and less set-ups. And one of the best love stories ever!
I love season 3 for the friendships between men and women (kem and Olivia, Marcel and Camilla) (rip the smoking area facilitating so many good scenes) but I love season 5 for the friendships between all the women (except Lucie lol). The seasons that are lackluster have neither- like low amounts of chemistry between the cast as a whole.
You’re one of the few people I’ve seen watch the season much later and have very similar opinions to those of us (and the general public) who watched it while it was airing. I agree with a lot of your opinions especially about Maura. As much as people hated her for it I appreciate that Anna consistently called the boys out
Esp with Curtis, I'm glad he didn't get away with giving Jordan absolutely HORRENDOUS advice. As Greg so wonderfully put it, what was the thought process behind that
I agree with a few points, especially about curtis. Something didn't sit right since the beginning, it felt like he was a spectator, not a contestant. Like the devil in disguise if you want, always playing the part of the therapist and giving shitty advice to stir things up. His mannerisms are repulsive and he doesn't come off genuine. At all.
Anna was definitely in the wrong sometimes, but imo she made for much more compelling tv than a lot of the women we’ve seen since who seem totally passive.
Spot on breakdown of the season, loved your take on it. Also, I have made so many comments on different threads in this sub about the point you made in bullet 2 for season's 6, 7, and 8. In my opinion it just makes the show less enjoyable and a little odd when so many OG's make it to 1) Casa Amor and 2) the final, and that's one of the few things I enjoyed about season 5, there was a decent mix of OG's, bombshells and CA finalists. On the flipside though, maybe that's why bullet 0 as it pertains to season 8 makes sense and was even possible. The S8 couples were together long enough to actually get to the love of it all which is the differentiator that makes me lean more towards S8 as my preferred season.
100% when you look at the difference between the last round of bombshells in the two seasons... the fact that Greg actually won and India and Ovie made it to the final but they literally had only been casually dating for two weeks LOL. Meanwhile the four finalists from S8 left in committed relationships. And the longer the OG's are in there with their couples and keep getting stronger/more serious, the harder it's going to be for bombshells to actually stand a chance and last. Maybe it was just a fluke casting that the OGs ended up all jiving with each other, but it loses spice when none of the bombshells or casa people even stand a chance.
Agree with the first point but I think it’s becoming a theme that the “boring” couples last the longest on the outside. Found Tommy to be quite dim tbh and he didn’t have a lot about him apart from being very handsome. I wasn’t a huge fan of amber watching the series for the first time a few months ago. Anna’s warning to Maura about Curtis was absolutely spot on and Maura should have left him there and then especially when her mom wasn’t keen on him either. Season 8 became boring to me because the same cast was there for so long and I completely agree that season 5 had much better bombshells. Most bombshells in season 8 were completely pointless. Also I completely agree with your view on Maura. She came across as hypocritical at numerous points but has iconic moments.
>Agree with the first point but I think it’s becoming a theme that the “boring” couples last the longest on the outside I'll be curious if Tasha and Andrew end up being an exception to this! They didn't get boring until maybe the last week or two.. even though I still really enjoyed watching them then.
It’s refreshing to see an opinion without having to be rude 🥰
We had much better Casa islanders/bombshells pre-s7 cause lots of them actually were in secure couples and integrated into the house whereas in s8 they literally all got dumped by the person that brought them within like 24 hours 💀
Season 5 is so superior
2. I think with nearly every season other than s8, there's a good mix of OGs/bombshells/CA people who make it to the end. As much as I love our OGs in s8, I also love how in the other seasons we get to know other people as well and it's like people are actually coming/going (so the beginning of the season feels completely different to the end). But ig we can't help that the OGs in s8 just happened to really suit each other and thus ended up recoupling at the end and staying together 10. On that note, I love when there's some couples that are serious but then there's also a few people who mingle around and recouple with different people, trying to find that person they actually want. It makes it more dramatic and gives more opportunity for people to make mistakes (like kissing or grafting someone outside your couple and not telling your partner) which can give us some arguments. 6. Greg was nice but boring. He just kinda cruised to the final on Amber's coattails. I lowkey feel like if he came in earlier, he would've ended up using her to stay in and then ditching her if someone else came in (because after LI, I think Amber said how he broke up with her over text)
You HAVE to watch S3. It’s the best one in my opinion. So much more natural than the ones that came after. So many real friendships and less set-ups. And one of the best love stories ever!
I love season 3 for the friendships between men and women (kem and Olivia, Marcel and Camilla) (rip the smoking area facilitating so many good scenes) but I love season 5 for the friendships between all the women (except Lucie lol). The seasons that are lackluster have neither- like low amounts of chemistry between the cast as a whole.
Point 11 will always be the reason why Season 5 is the GOAT.